This week at the Convention Center, it’s round-the-clock picking and singing at the IBMA World of Bluegrass confab. Among the week’s highlights are the presentation of the IBMA Awards at the Ryman Auditorium on Thursday evening. The discs in this week’s column all belong to nominees. […]
Paul Kirby, who co-founded the Nashville rock band Walk the West and also led the country-rocking Cactus Brothers, has died of cardiac arrest at age 48.
The IBMA World of Bluegrass is this week and MusicRow critic Robert K. Oermann picks the best showcases and events.
Let’s take a break from the Music Row mainstream and listen to some platters that have, shall we say, a little more class?
Prominent music-business attorney Bob Sullivan has died of leukemia at age 59. Sullivan was a partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP. During his career, his clients included Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Thompson Square, The Fray, Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, EMI Publishing, John Prine, The Carter Family and Waylon Jennings. Robert Lee “Bob” Sullivan was born […]
America’s oldest country star has died at age 104.
Country music has returned. With Sunny Sweeney, Merle Haggard and newcomer Glenn Kearney leading the charge, this listening session was packed with hard-core sounds. There’s not a pop platter in the stack. […]
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Don Wayne has reportedly died at age 78.
This edition of DisClaimer has exactly the right mixture of superstars, mid-levels and unknowns. […]
The man best known for the song “The Other Side of Nashville” has died.